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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Easy DIY Distressed Laundry Sign

I have decided to focus my organizing efforts on the laundry. But, instead of actually doing any organizing, I spent my day creating a stencil to make this cute laundry sign!

I found these pieces of wood from Home Depot. They come as strips that are about 1.5" x 4' and are around .50. They are a little rough, lightweight and perfect for a distressed sign. I cut 5 strips to about 16" and 2 strips almost 8".

I wanted a small gap between the strips, so I used pennies to space them evenly

and glued the smaller strips on top.

Then, I painted, stenciled, and sanded the same way I did in this project. I attached a wire hanger to the back and tied a piece of twine to cover the nail.

Have a digital cutter and want to make your own? Check out this post to get your free digital cutter file!

I love this sign and the color! I would love for you to share this with my Unveil Your Genius link party! http://taylornorris.blogspot.com/2012/04/unveil-your-genius-link-party-6.html(New linky every Thursday...each linky runs for a week)

What a great sign- I love the stencil you used its so vintage looking! Plus the wire hanger adds the perfect touch- great job! Your blog is awesome, I'm a new follower! I would love for you to link up to my debut of Sweet Sharing Mondays (new weekly party)! http://saynotsweetanne.com/2012/sweet-sharing-monday/

Hi from Handy Man, Crafty woman. I was having techncial difficulties when my link party first started, your project photo is blurry. You may want to go back and add this project again, sorry about that. I'll watch for it, and I'll delete the blurry one after you add the new one. sorry for the inconvenience!

Thanks so much for sharing this at Handmade Tuesdays. I redecorated our laundry room last summer, and I'm currently adding to a gallery wall in it. I might make this. I wonder if paint sticks would work for a smaller version.

What a great idea, this sign is so cute! I would love if you would share this at Showcase Your Talent Thursday http://whatscookinglove.blogspot.com/2012/04/showcase-your-talent-thursday-3.html. I hope to see you there!